All people of goodwill have an obligation to fight the escalation of politics in American life. Original Article: “The New Rules of Engagement” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored…
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All too often we are told that government employment equals selflessness and working for profit constitutes greed. It’s time to reassess the meaning of certain words. Original Article: “Producers Should…
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Every so often, I check my investment portfolio to see how it is doing. (I stay out of stocks these days, but that is due to my personal situation and…
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The only reason central banks buy gold is to protect their balance sheets from their own monetary destruction programs; they have no choice but to do so. Original Article: “Central…
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President Biden’s student debt relief proposal created a storm of controversy. That is not surprising, since it was a transparent (and apparently successful) attempt to buy the votes of an…
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Back in January Jeff Deist joined the Austrian Economics Discord Server for a live event concerning trends in 2023. Jeff makes the case for viewing today’s economy as quite unlike…
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Forget minding your own business. Ours is the age of invasive politics, demanding we take sides no matter how much we would like to be left alone. Original Article: “They…
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Forty years ago, I reviewed Leonard Peikoff’s Ominous Parallels very negatively, and with one exception, of which the less said, the better, this proved to be the most controversial review…
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Whether you like it or not, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming. That’s the message in a recent tech column in the Wall Street Journal. A similar tone can…
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jay Powell’s exercise in Fed-speak this week. While political pressure mounts at home for the Fed to turn dovish, growing…